Grand Palace

Please Stand For The Royal Anthem

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January 17th 2008
I didn't update yesterday on cause of it being too late in the evening. I wouldn't be on now were it not for my duty to continue updating. Tomorrow I head to Kanchanaburi, home of the famous Bridge on the River Kwai. Yesterday I went to Bangkok's most famous attraction, the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (the two are connected). Both are stunning in their extravagence: the b ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more